This week, nationally-recognized writer and political humorist P.J. O’Rourke joins INDEPENDENT THINKING host Jon Caldara for a one-on-one conversation. P.J. is the author of numerous books on politics including Parliament of Whores, Give War a Chance, and his latest, Driving Like Crazy.

Mike delves into a discussion with Transportation expert and advisor to the Governor's office Carla Perez and Tony Milo, Executive Director of the Colorado Contractor's Association. The two discuss the effects of the recent FASTER bill legislation, money funding repavement and repair of Colorado's road system.

Get ready to watch, bid & win! This live, on-air auction will feature hundreds of unique items that will make great gifts for those on your list. Items include spa services, assorted gift baskets, hand-signed sports memorabilia, children’s gifts, framed art, restaurant certificates, gym memberships, rare coin collections and more. Preview Items.

This 2-part series looks at 12 intrepid motorists who embarked upon the 1920 inaugural tour of the National Park-to-Park Highway. Traveling 5,000 miles over 76 days (before gas stations and paved roads), these individuals visited all 12 National Parks and demonstrated the first stirrings of the great American road-trip. Part 2 of 2.

The final episode takes a look at Mission 66, a billion-dollar campaign tasked with building facilities and infrastructure to accommodate the flood of park visitors; the re-establishment of wolves in Yellowstone; and the uproar in Alaska when President Carter set aside 56 million acres of land for preservation.

This week, host Doug McConnell takes in the vibrant city of Vancouver (pictured); visits a nearby colony of 5,000 bald eagles; and revisits the destructive explosion of Washington’s Mt. St. Helens. In a special look at castles, Doug visits Hearst Castle near Big Sur, Scotty's Castle in Death Valley and Vikingsholm on the edge of Lake Tahoe.

The beautiful, protected waters in southeast Alaska are filled with islands and bays rich with wildlife. This week, Art goes by boat on a voyage of discovery, encountering dramatic calving glaciers and Sitka spruce forests, breaching orcas and migrating humpbacks, eagles and barnacle-eating bears.

Beginning in a village in Alaska's Brooks Range, Doug visits various small towns as he travels all the way to the Arctic Ocean along the Dalton Highway. This week's "Best of the West" segment looks at he best underground adventures, including Empire Mine, Lehman Caves and Black Diamond Mines.

This program tells the true-life story of Elizabeth Peratrovich (pictured) – a young, unassuming Tlingit Indian mother of three who testified before the Alaska State Senate in 1945. Her compelling testimony swayed the floor to vote in favor of the Anti-Discrimination Bill, the first civil rights bill passed in the U.S. since the Civil War.

In OPENROAD, journalist, environmentalist and fourth-generation Westerner Doug McConnell explores the beauty and folklore of the American West. In this episode, Doug kayaks in Glacier Bay Alaska with humpback whales and calving glaciers; recommends three western road trips; and meets car artist Harold Blank (pictured).

The security wall being constructed by Israel on the West Bank has isolated the Catholic-run Our Lady of Pains nursing home outside Jerusalem, leaving the feisty residents to face old age in the throes of one of the world’s most bitter conflicts. “This Way Up” examines the social, economic and religious barriers that arise from physical ones.

KBDI's fifth and final run of NORTHERN EXPOSURE is coming to an end on Wednesday, November 25. But, as a special thank you to the series' die-hard fans, KBDI has scheduled a special 2-day, Thanksgiving marathon made up of fans' all-time favorite episodes.
(see dates & times, as well as a farewell video montage).